I run game servers, fediverse instances, a wiki, a forum, monitoring software, password vault, cloud software, you name it.
The vast majority of financial records now adays are worthless to hackers anyways...like, your bank statement only has part of your account number listed.
Gotta ask .... Does your screen name and icon have anything to do with Fallout?
No idea if thats all bank statements but the jackpot is your browser, really. Most people have passwords gallore saved in there without any real protection. Next best thing is your emails and chats with sensitive information. When your aunt writes you they need 500$ immediately and call you by your nickname, don’t think everyone will know they’re being scammed.
no, i just like the vim text editor. Is there some fallout character named vim? I kinda get how the art looks fallout-esque.
Vim is a drink brand/manufacturer in FO4. Funny how a fella pushing 60 years old knows that.
Why?
where did you get the idea that a vpn requires anything microsoft? Maybe I‘m missing something. I dont have a windows machine either and my phone is apple (legacy), still I use my vpn very often.
No you're right, there are all sorts of VPNs available for linux users. NordVPN (IMO the best one since it has a kill switch by default, which shuts your internet off if the VPN becomes compromised) apparently accommodates linux users. I don't know what Sky is getting at, seems like their understanding of software compatibility is a little outdated. Getting software to work with linux takes a little more effort than with windows, yet all you really need is some basic familiarity with the command line and linux packaging systems. Of course, forums like this exist because it's not always straightforward and intuitive.
I was also checking out Twingate. Which does Zero Trust Network Access and touted as being better than a VPN. However, IMO, they make it clear that they don't really care about your privacy. Reason I say that boils down to them having only 4 options to create an account. Sign in with your account at Google, Microsoft, Github or Linkedin. None of which I have. Nor am I getting. (If I had to, maybe a Github account.)
Twingate seems to be as compatible with Linux/FOSS philosophy as Microsoft and Azure itself. proprietary crap, aimed at creating the strongest vendor lock possible.
I'm still pretty far off from a decision on what route I'm going to take. I came across them while doing research yesterday and went to see what it was about. Went looking for more info and stumbled upon their signup page and saw the requirement of those 4. It all stopped right there. I find it strange that a company would offer a service that is geared toward security/privacy force users to tie their Microsoft, Google, etc accounts to it. Surprised they didn't have Facebook as an option.
You might consider that strange, but FOSS is inevitably tied to computing used in the proprietary sense. You have to understand that internet privacy is an oxymoron, but the "bad actors" don't necessarily use your information against you, and also can't always use your information to steal from or defraud you in any way.
For sure. But that doesn't mean I have to make it easy for them.
I‘d say it depends on which bad actors specifically you mean.
and my point is that if you don't trust strangers who try to contact you, and you don't make information about your home server project publicly available, then you are already winning. You are the only person who can decide how much security you need, and whether having the server at all makes any sense from a practical/monetary point of view.For sure. But that doesn't mean I have to make it easy for them.
It's also more secure to require certificates when doing SSH than just making your root access password protected, because then even if someone gets a hold of your password, then they can't login without it being an authorized device.
Apologies, I didn’t realise you were using an Apple device. As far as IP addresses go, you don’t have to use those specifically.
